'Five minutes could save your child's life'

Northern Powergrid is urging parents to make sure their children play it safe this half-term.
Director of safety, health and environment Geoff Earl said: "It’s really important youngsters know about the very real dangers of electricity.
"Spending five minutes chatting with them to make sure they know to stay away from electricity substations and not to climb electricity poles or pylons could save a life.
"It’s vital that our young people understand the consequence of coming too close to our power network, as interfering, accidently or otherwise, could prove potentially... read more

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Director of safety, health and environment Geoff Earl said: "It’s really important youngsters know about the very real dangers of electricity....

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